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FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. 



o season's growth persist on the branches for about two years, but frequently- 

 some of them are retained for five or six years. When mature (fig. 153) they 

 are shiny, smooth, deep yellow-green, about 3 to nearly 6 inches long and from 



Fig. 153. — UmbeUularia califoniica: a, fruit. 



one-third inch to If inches wide. The yellowish-green fruit (fig. 153), re- 

 sembling an olive, has a thin, leathery, fleshy covering which contains a large, 

 thin-shelled seed. The fruits mature in one season, are ripe during October. 



